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"(b) The consent of the C-ongress is hereby given to two or more 

 States to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts, not in con- 

 flict with any law or treaty of the United States, for ( 1 ) developing and 

 administering coordinated coastal zone planning, policies, and pro- 

 grams, pursuant to sections 305 and 306 of this title, and (2) the 

 establishment of such agencies, joint or otherwise, as the States may 

 deem desirable for making elective such agreements and compacts. 

 Sucli agreement or compact shall be binding and obligatory upon any 

 State or party thereto without further approval by Congress. 



"(c) Each executive instrumentality which is established by an in- 

 terstate agreement or compact pursuant to this section is encouraged 

 to establish a Federal-State consultation procedure for the identi- 

 fication, examination, and cooperative resolution of mutual problems 

 with respect to the marine and coastal areas which ati'ect, directly or 

 indirectly, the apjilicable coastal zone. The Secretary, the Secretary 

 of the Interior, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Qual- 

 ity, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 

 or their designated representatives, are authorized and directed to 

 participate ex officio on behalf of the Federal Government, when- 

 ever any such Federal-State consultation is requested by such an 

 instrumentality. 



"(d) Prior to establishment of an interstate agreement or compact 

 pursuant to this section, the Secretary is authorized to make grants 

 to a multistate instrumentality or to a group of States for the purpose 

 of creating temporary ad hoc planning and coordinating entities to — 

 "(1) coordinate State coastal zone planning, policies, and pro- 

 grams in contiguous interstate areas; 



"(2) study, plan, and/or implement unitied coastal zone policies 

 in such interstate areas; and 



"(3) provide a vehicle lor communication with Federal officials 

 with regard to Federal activities atiecting the coastal zone of 

 such interstate areas, 

 llie amount of such grants shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of 

 creating and maintaining such an entity. The Secretary, the Secretary 

 of the Interior, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental 

 Quality, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

 Agency, or their designated representatives, are authorized and di- 

 rected to participate ex officio on behalf of the Federal Government, 

 upon the request of tlie parties to such ad hoc planning and coordi- 

 nating entities. This subsection shall become void and cease to have 

 any force or effect 5 years after the date of enactment of this title. 



"coastal research and technical assistance 



"Sec. 310. (a) In order to facilitate the realization of the purposes 

 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to encourage and to support 

 private and public organizations concerned with coastal zone manage- 

 ment in conducting research and studies relevant to coastal zone 

 management. 



"(b) The Secretary is authorized to conduct a program of research, 

 study, and training to suj)i)ort the development and implementation 

 of State coastal zone management programs. Each department, agency, 

 and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Govern- 



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